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Comfort & Support for NICU Families
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Summary
NICU Family Support provides educational materials and support to 5000+ families whose babies are struggling in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
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Received $265 from 13 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Many babies are born too soon or have life-threatening complications. Few parents are prepared for these unforeseen circumstances, leaving many questions unanswered. March of Dimes NICU Family Support programs, located in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, provides comfort and information with sensitive and engaging educational materials that introduce parents to the staff, equipment, procedures and conditions that they may encounter in the NICU setting.
Activities
Parent Care Kits, Bedside Reading program sponsored by Scholastic, Sibling Lending library, Transition to Home, Transport, Newborn Loss, Sibling Education Activities and Customized programs developed to service the speciflic needs of each NICU.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $265
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $49,735
Total Funding Goal: $50,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The overall NICU Family Support project will provide support and answers to almost 30,000 families this year better enabling them to deal with their baby's stay in the NICU and transition their baby to home.
Project Message
"I thank the March of Dimes from the bottom of my heart for NICU Family Support. It has helped parents of our babies to BE parents while the babies are still in the unit."
- Elayne McNamara, NICU Occupational Therapist, Shands Hospital
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on August 05, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on March 06, 2008.
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